devised

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By the way, we should give a shout-out to the law professors who devised and promoted shield laws—David Cohen, Rachel Rebouché, and Greer Donley.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

When the system was devised, the then Chancellor, George Osborne, said using the Crown Estate as a measure was "not a bad proxy for how the country and the economy are doing".

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The diner offers certificates of completion for those who finish the trek, and devised a burger named for the route.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Woods was a Black man—and he was preparing to make a claim that would reverberate through the highest corridors of American industry: that he had devised a way for moving trains to communicate wirelessly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

A striking example from the history of writing is the origin of the syllabary devised in Arkansas around 1820 by a Cherokee Indian named Sequoyah, for writing the Cherokee language.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond